Eyes on the Stars and Feet on the Ground
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
979-8-8818-0189-2 (ISBN)
In this book, the late Howard Jones, one of the most distinguished historians of American foreign relations of his generation, highlights the path to peace that Roosevelt had begun to develop shortly before becoming president and tried to implement throughout his White House tenure. For his efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War, he was the first American, and one of only two twentieth century presidents, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. By exploring the influence of Roosevelt’s private life on his public service, Jones presents a broader understanding that will appeal to readers beyond specialists in US foreign relations.
Author: The late Howard Jones, University of Alabama Research Professor of History Emeritus, was the author of numerous books and articles on the history of U.S. foreign relations. Among his works are the award winning To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty; Mutiny on the Amistad that contributed to Stephen Spielberg’s major motion picture Amistad; Union in Peril and Blue and Gray Diplomacy, both essential reading on the international dimensions of the Civil War; The Bay of Pigs; Death of a Generation: How the Assassinations of Diem and JFK Prolonged the Vietnam War; and, most recently, New York Times “Editors’ Choice” My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness. Editor: Donald A. Rakestraw is Georgia Southern University and Winthrop University Professor of History Emeritus. Among his publications are For Honor or Destiny: The Anglo-American Crisis over the Oregon Territory; a Choice Academic Book of the Year for 1997, Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840s (with Howard Jones); and, most recently, Daniel Webster: Defender of Peace.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Prologue: Obstacle Walk—from “black care” to the White House
Chapter 1: Securing the “American” Hemisphere
Chapter 2: Long Live the Republic of Panama! Long Live President Roosevelt!
Chapter 3: Union of the Oceans
Chapter 4: Adventures in Statecraft—from Alaska to the Caribbean
Chapter 5: Road to Port Arthur and the Russo-Japanese War
Chapter 6: Peace at Portsmouth
Chapter 7: Navigating Turbulent Japanese Waters
Chapter 8: Algeciras—A Seat at the Table
Epilogue: It Is Not Having Been in the Dark House, But Having Left It, That Counts
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.04.2025 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 9 BW Photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-8818-0189-2 / 9798881801892 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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